GRE Word List

ENIGMA

something hard to understand or explain

The meaning of the word enigma is something hard to understand or explain.

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WordMeaning
complaisantmarked by an inclination to please or oblige
centurionan officer commanding a Roman century
meteto give out by measure : dole out
discourseverbal interchange of ideas
tributesomething given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved
scoretwenty
preento groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland
recessthe action of receding : recession
aegisa shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena
irrelevantnot relevant : inapplicable